Fingal's Cave

American

[fing-guhlz] / ˈfɪŋ gəlz /

noun

a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.
(italics) an overture, opus 26, composed in 1832 by Felix Mendelssohn.

Fingal's Cave British

/ ˈfɪŋɡəlz /

noun

a cave in W Scotland, on Staffa Island in the Inner Hebrides: basaltic pillars. Length: 69 m (227 ft). Height: 36 m (117 ft)

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Fingal's Cave

Boat excursions to Staffa, a nearby island, offer the geological marvel Fingal’s Cave and puffin sightings.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2021

The hexagonal basalt pillars of Fingal’s Cave in the Inner Hebrides have inspired creatives for centuries.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2019

Cocoons of glistening ice in Vatnajökull glacier, Iceland; geometric Fingal’s Cave in Scotland; echoey mouths of darkness in Mexico’s cenotes.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2019

Alex Guttenplan Basalt forms the distinctive columnar strata of the Giant's Causeway in Ireland and the similar structures found on which island in the Inner Hebrides, the location of Fingal's Cave?

From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2010

We next pulled into what is called the Boat Cave, where columns are even more regular than in Fingal’s Cave, but it is much smaller.

From A Yacht Voyage Round England by William Henry Giles Kingston

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